All India Trinamool Congress … vs Election Commission Of India on 2 May, 2026

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All India Trinamool Congress … vs Election Commission Of India on 2 May, 2026

Author: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

Bench: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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     ITEM NO.2                         COURT NO.5                 SECTION XVI


                              S U P R E M E C O U R T O F      I N D I A
                                      RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

     SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 26799/2026

     [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 30-04-2026
     in WPA No. 10488/2026 passed by the High Court at Calcutta]

     ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS AUTHORISED OFFICER                Petitioner(s)

                                                VERSUS

     ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS.                            Respondent(s)

     Date : 02-05-2026 This petition was called on for hearing today.

     CORAM :             HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA
                         HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI

     For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv.
                         Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Sr. Adv.
                         Mr. Sanchit Garga, AOR
                         Mr. Nipun Saxena, Adv.
                         Ms. Aparajita Jamal, Adv.
                         Ms. Chandratnaey Chaubey, Adv.
                         Mr. Kunal Rana, Adv.
                         Mr. Shashwat Jaiswal, Adv.
                         Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Adv.
                         Ms. Diksha Arora, Adv.


     For Respondent(s) : Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, Sr. Adv.
                         Mr. Prateek Kumar, AOR
                         Mr. Abhinav Thakur, Adv.
                         Mr. Deepak Sharma, Adv.
                         Mr. Kumar Utsav, Adv.
                         Mr. Devansh Rai, Adv.

                                   Mr. Jishnu Chowdhury, Sr. Adv.
                                   Mr. Prateek Kumar, AOR
Signature Not Verified

Digitally signed by
                                   Ms. Sanskriti Agarwal, Adv.
Jayant Kumar Arora
Date: 2026.05.02
12:10:20 IST
Reason:
                                   Mr. Abhinav Hansaria, AOR
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      UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
                         O R D E R

1. Heard Mr. Kapil Sibal and Ms. Meenakshi Arora, learned senior

counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu,

SPONSORED

learned senior counsel appearing for the Election Commission as

well as Mr. Jishnu Chowdhury, learned senior counsel appearing for

Respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

2. No further orders are necessary in this case except to record

the statement of Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu that the Election

Commission will implement the circular dated 13 th April, 2026 in

true letter and spirit.

3. With these clarifications, the Special Leave Petition stands

dismissed.

4. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, is/are disposed

of.

 (JAYANT KUMAR ARORA)                                (NIDHI WASON)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS                            ASSISTANT REGISTRAR